This dialogue process draws upon the practical experience and explorations, over the last decade, by the Stewardship Learning Community, the New Zealand Social Entrepreneur Fellowship, and the network of Changemakers 5-10-5-10 community groups.

This work also draws upon the work and insights of many significant thought leaders:

The approach to dialogue has been heavily influenced by the physicist David Bohm, and the work of Linda Ellinor and Glenna Gerard, Peter Senge and William Isaacs.

Framing the dialogue in the allegory of the "U" process, has been influenced by the work of Adam Kahane, Otto Scharmer, and Zaid Hassan.

The strategic question insights have developed upon the work of Fran Peavey and Peter Block.